Hay

Hay Branch was formed on 29th April 1980 and although the issues in which we advocate change depending on needs, our core focus remains as equity in education for our young people.

Hay is situated half way between Adelaide and Sydney, on the Sturt Highway, and five hours north of Melbourne, nestled on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River.

We are one of the largest branches in NSW and membership covers all villages and towns in the surrounding area including Jerilderie, Finley, Coleambally, Booroorban, Deniliquin, Moulamein, Hay, Booligal, Oxley, Maude, Ivanhoe and Mossgiel. 

The Hay Shire is home to two primary schools, a high school, TAFE centre, Country Universities Centre and various early education and care services, all of which we communicate with regularly about ICPA. We are passionate about representing the needs of young people engaged in education and care from the early years through to post-school study and training. 

Over the years we have had many branch members elected to State Council and have always been proud to have an extremely well-supported branch with a healthy membership base.

The Hay Branch has hosted three State Conferences and we endeavour to send a number of our members to each state and federal conference to advocate for our local area, and as an opportunity for a range of branch members to be exposed to the work of ICPA and encourage them to be involved. 

We are an active branch and aim to engage people regularly through events, media/publicity and attending other meetings such as P&C and school initiatives. 

As a Branch we have specifically focused on aiming to represent the needs of a variety of young people and families. This includes the outlying populations who are most likely to access boarding school, but also people who reside in townships and access local schools, spend many hours on school buses and like all isolated people, face a plethora of challenges in their education journey. 

We're passionate about listening to issues and working with people to advocate in the best way that we possibly can.